WN25-UR-000110 - The Windows Server 2025 'Force shutdown from a remote system' user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group.

Information

Inappropriately granting user rights provides system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities.

Accounts with the 'Force shutdown from a remote system' user right can remotely shut down a system, which could result in a denial of service.

Solution

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> Force shutdown from a remote system to include only the following accounts or groups:
- Administrators.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_Windows_Server_2025_V1R1_STIG.zip